Robert Guillaume
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Robert "Bob" Guillaume (November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) was an American stage and television actor, best known for his role as Benson Du Bois on the TV-series Soap and the spin-off Benson, voicing the mandrill Rafiki in The Lion King and as Isaac Jaffe on Sports Night. In a career that spanned more than 50 years he worked extensively on stage (including a Tony Award nomination), television (including winning two Emmy Awards), and film. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Guillaume, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
The Lion King (1994)
as Rafiki (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
as Rafiki (voice)
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
The Lion King 1½ (2004)
as Rafiki (voice)
Big Fish (2003)
as Dr. Bennett (senior)
Spy Hard (1996)
as Agent Steve Bishop
Death Warrant (1990)
as Hawkins
Lean On Me (1989)
as Dr. Frank Napier
13th Child (2002)
as Riley
The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze (2001)
as Mr. Thicknose (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Satin (2011)
as Doc Bishop
Seems Like Old Times (1980)
as Fred
Mastergate (1992)
as Senator Sellers
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1987)
as Philmore Walker
They Still Call Me Bruce (1987)
as V.A. Officer Johnson
The Meteor Man (1993)
as Ted Reed
Columbus Circle (2012)
as Howard Miles
First Kid (1996)
as Wilkes
The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2003)
as Ben (voice)
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983)
as Prof. Jason Mills
Magic with the Stars (1982)
as Self - Host
Super Fly T.N.T. (1973)
as Jordan Gaines
John Grin's Christmas (1986)
as John Grin
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
The Donna Summer Special (1980)
as An Angel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
as Harlan Wade
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021)
as Self
The Making of the Lion King (1994)
as Self - Host
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
Actor
Greyhounds (1994)
as Robert Smith
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief (1989)
as Self
Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997)
as Mr. Gower
Panic in the Skies! (1996)
as Rob Barnes
The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982)
as Blake
Silicon Towers (1999)
as Detective Green
Cosmic Slop (1994)
as Gleason Golightly (segment 'Space Traders')
Lamb Chop's Chanukah and Passover Surprise (1996)
as Robert
The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry (2008)
as Mr. Barnes
You Must Remember This (1992)
as Uncle Buddy
The Kid from Left Field (1979)
as Larry Cooper
His Bodyguard (1998)
as Garrett
The Penthouse (1989)
as Eugene St. Clair
Fire and Rain (1990)
as Carter
Purlie (1981)
as Purlie
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 (2004)
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)
Prince Jack (1985)
as Martin Luther King
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 (2004)
as Rafiki (voice) (archive sound)
Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story (1996)
as Reverend Devers
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972)
as Self
The Debbie Allen Special (1989)
as Self
Passion and Memory (1986)
as Host
Timon & Pumba's Virtual Safari (2003)
as Rafiki (voice) (archive audio)